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A mainframe computer is designed to meet the computing needs of hundreds of people in a large business environment.Mainframe computers are a step up in size, power, capability, and cost from minicomputers.

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A supercomputer is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer.Organizations such as NASA that are heavily involved in research and number crunching employ supercomputers because of the speed with which they can process information.Other large, customer-oriented businesses such as General Motors and AT&T employ supercomputers just to handle customer information and transaction processing.

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Desktop publishing increases the cooperation and joint productivity of small groups of  co-workers.

Memory cards contain high-capacity storage that holds data such as captured images, music, or text files.

What is a form of a stationary mouse on which the movement of a finger causes the pointer on the screen to move?

What is a computer dedicated to a single function, such as a calculator or computer game?

Multitasking allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time.Multitasking is used when creating a graph in Excel and simultaneously printing a word processing document.

What is the actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together?

ROM is nonvolatile, meaning it does not require constant power to function.ROM contains essential system programs that neither the user nor the computer can erase.Since the computer's internal memory is blank during start-up, the computer cannot perform any functions unless given start-up instructions.

What is application software?

Application service provider licenses specialty software paid for on a license basis or per-use basis or usage-based licensing.

An input device is equipment used to capture information and commands.

Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.

What allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time?

A workstation computer is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time.

The arithmetic-logic unit includes instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions.

What is the number of millions of CPU cycles per second?

Spyware can remove software that is no longer needed.

Complex instruction set computer (CISC) chips is a type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly.

Adaptive computer devices are input devices designed for special applications for use by people with different types of special needs.